San Diego Padres (90-72, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Chicago Cubs (92-70, second in the NL Central during the regular season) Chicago; Thursday, 5:08 p.m. EDT PITCHING ...

Baseball fans are in for an absolute wild ride this Thursday, with three do-or-die MLB playoff games scheduled.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. zipped all the way home from first base on Austin Wells’ tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the ...

The season is on the line for the Padres, who will try to stave off elimination in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series when ...

Playoff baseball returns to American Family Field this Saturday, but fans are already feeling the pinch of rising ticket prices.

Craig Counsell had a right-hander ready to go in the bullpen. The Chicago Cubs trailed by a run in the fifth inning Wednesday, and San Diego Padres slugger Mann ...

Machado's two-run homer staked the Padres to a three-run lead, and that was more than San Diego would need thanks to its flame-throwing bullpen. Now the series is tied at a game apiece, and Chicago's ...

The Bethel Park grad reached 104.5 mph on a called strike -- the fastest pitch in the MLB playoffs since Statcast started ...

Following the Cubs’ loss, Chris Kwiecinski of FOX 32 News revealed that the Cubs’ public relations staff announced Jameson Taillon as the Game 3 starting pitcher. In 23 starts this year, he threw ...

These are not uncharted waters for the Padres. While the Cubs are trying to author a new chapter in the franchise’s ...

Gavin Groe joined Athlon Sports in June 2025 and quickly became a steady presence on the breaking and trending news team. He ...